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Gratitude abounds during Burial of Ashes
May 2, 2025
University, community and family members gave thanks to body donors during UT Health San Antonio’s annual interment ceremony.
Behold, the Magentist!
April 14, 2025
A pediatric dentistry professor and a third-year dental student are using sleight of hand to ease anxiety and build trust — proving that a little bit of magic can leave a lasting impact in the dental chair and beyond.
Myth or fact: How healthy are the drinks we consume?
April 7, 2025
Does caffeine dehydrate you? Are sports drinks the best option to stay hydrated after a workout? Christiane Meireles, PhD, addresses what’s true, or not, about our everyday beverage habits.
‘Sometimes it’s something’
March 27, 2025
Angel Inocencio never expected a routine dental cleaning to change his life. At 31, with no family history of cancer and no obvious symptoms, the last thing on his mind was a serious medical diagnosis.
Vulture club celebrates unofficial campus mascots
March 21, 2025
The black vulture parents that have returned to a UT Health San Antonio courtyard since 2020 to raise their nestlings have brought together colleagues from across the university.
They’re back! Black vultures return to raise their young
March 17, 2025
Since 2020, the loving vulture couple has raised an estimated 10 nestlings in a secluded courtyard on the Long Campus across from the Dental Hygiene Office.
Night of the Arts: Inspiring healing beyond medicine
March 5, 2025
The Night of the Arts is more than just a fundraising event — it is a celebration of the arts and community, all for a good cause. The annual student-led event returned this year after a five-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Myth or fact: Diet and exercise habits that aid weight loss
January 30, 2025
Are all calories equal? Cardio workouts or weights? Marzieh Salehi, MD, addresses the complexity and nuance of healthy, sustained weight loss.
When the healer becomes the patient
January 24, 2025
After spinal stenosis left John Toohey with excruciating back pain, the former UT Health San Antonio orthopaedic surgeon became the inaugural surgery patient at the university’s newly opened Multispecialty and Research Hospital.
Explore your alter ego: What drives personal happiness can fuel professional success
November 25, 2024
Alter egos aren’t only for superheroes and superstars. In this compilation, learn what inspires some of your UT Health San Antonio colleagues to make lives better, both on and off campus.
Healing hounds: Clinic’s canine greeters help relieve pre-therapy patient anxiety
November 11, 2024
The mission of the canine-and-owner teams that volunteer at the Behavioral Health and Wellness Center is to encourage a more productive therapy session by helping patients relax.
Fending off the shadows: Using cognitive behavioral therapy to manage nightmares
November 11, 2024
CBT for nightmares has proven highly effective, but access to training has been limited. Now a series of web-based training modules can be accessed by providers everywhere.
The community as the classroom: What School of Public Health students will learn
November 11, 2024
Academic leaders of The University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio identify seven attributes of the new school and its curriculum and share how they define public health.
Discussing death: Teaching students to tackle a taboo topic
November 11, 2024
Discussions about dying are at the heart of every serious injury or illness. A School of Nursing educator is helping students navigate this delicate conversation with grace and expertise.
Hard to swallow: Helping dysphagia patients find hope and function
November 11, 2024
About 20 million adults in the U.S. experience difficulty swallowing. They could find hope with an exercise-based intervention used to treat some with early Parkinson’s disease.